Saturday October 6, 2012, 5:15 pm
Thanks cal for the link to the article by Ian T. Shearn and Laird Townsend. There is no doubt in my mind Exxon knew about this and as the employer is ultimately responsible. Kudos to Federal District Court Judge Louis Oberdorfer for ordering Exxon to stand trail for these atrocities. I, like TomCat think the the "Unholy Five w"ill side with Exxon. Read and noted.

Sunday October 7, 2012, 3:03 am
Seems like EXXON Mobile wants it both ways. They're an individual for Citizens United, but a corporation for Alien Torts!
Human beings would be endlessly amusing if all this did not cause so much suffering.

Sunday October 7, 2012, 5:02 pm
Noted. Yes, Tom, SCOTUS will probably rule for the corporations, as usual. Alexandra has it right. It's all coming down to who will provide justice for the people when these TransNational corps. do harm? As they gain more and more power over every spot of land on Earth, we the people will have to respond.

Monday October 8, 2012, 1:16 am
I'm sure they did, just as i'm sure Chevron has also done in South America.
Their sense of entitlement and enormous legal budget have continuously bought them all the protection from the atrocities they unleash on both the peoples and the environments of the regions they choose to control.

And now POTUS gets their shot at them....and i to believe they will be shooting blanks.
Another thing to think about when you go to the polls - there may well be judges retiring in the next 4 years.
I think this is one of the most important, under discussed reasons for voting democrat!

Monday October 8, 2012, 9:46 am
just like shell had no input into the murders in Nigeria and the jailing of the Irish in the west of Ireland who are trying to protect their homes & ocean.GREED KNOWS NO BOUNDS.

Tuesday October 9, 2012, 8:40 am
I would not be surprised at all if Exxon/Mobil were involved, oil companies are always involved, always have been and always will be to maintain their huge profit margins. They never think of the human factor only their huge hip pockets. But it will end for them eventually, people are waking up to these criminals.